Water-motor



L t e h S s n e e h S 2 0 M AM R -m A LW m d 0 M 0 W Patented Oct. 24, 1893.

modore J. Pam.

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NM AM B H A W q d 0 M 0 W No. 507,294. Patented Oct. 24, 1893.

: A T Of cEfi THEo eRn A oE',;oF 'ROSEBUD, Mo ma .J WA YIE M TO- s citicmommin p a e s tes Patent No. 507,294, dated ibctober 24, 1893.

.. lApplic'ation na m 31,1593; st-m no. 476,143, (No modem 1 v Tolwl'l 'whbm; it may cancer-16: 'jl 3e"sit known that I, THEODORE J. VANCE, a citizen of the United States, residing at-Rose bud, inthe'count'y of Custer 'a'nd'State of. Men-- tan'a,'-ha ve invented a new and useful'VVaterf: Further-objects and advantages of my ;in-. ve fnti'on will'appear'in'the following descriptioiiand't'he novel features thereof will beparticularly pointed out in'the" claims, p In." the drawings-'-Figure"1is'a perspective L view of "amotor embodying" 'Illy invention. Fig, 2 is a vertical sectional view. taken ax- 'ially through 'the'wheelI-shaft. Fig.3v is a sectional viewof the cylinden- 'condncting pipe one of the wheels Fig.'5" isa similar view of the trip'lever. 'Fig. (i-Pisa front view of :the'

wheel'casing'. v f Similan-nuiiieralsof reference indicate corresponding parts in all-thedi'gures' of the draLwl desigi i-ates the framework which is adapt- 4 ed to be anchored by any suitable or approved means to the bed of the 'stream suchmeans" not being illustrated inthe'accompanying drawings, and 2 designates a wheel-casing which is fixed upon said framework and is provided with open ends or heads; such casing being adapted to be arranged with its axis parallel with the direction of the flow of the stream. That end of the cylinder casing 2 which is toward the source of the stream, and which for convenience I will term the upper or front end of the casing, is provided with a screen or guard 3 formed of bars or' rods 4 which are secured atztheir rear ends to the casing and are connected at their adjacent front ends to the apex of a conical spreader 5 which is disposed-in alignment autoinaticallyto their p v erativ'epositionsfi with the asis ofthe'casing and is secured at its-rear end or base'to a brace 6 which is arrangedrdiametrically:in the cylinder atvits' front end; t a v 7 represents theshaft which is arranged axially in the,cylinder'.with its front end mounted rotatablyin a bearingSin the rear end or base of the conical spreader, and is 'mounted atits rear end ina bearing 9- which is formed in the frame-work and is arranged a shortrdistance from the rear-end of the cylinder. .'Upon this shaft arerotatably mounted the loose'water wh'e'els 10, one beingdisposed atithefront endof the cylinder and the other at the rear end'thereof. carries radially disposed locking pins 11 which are adapted to engage notches 12. in

v the rearends of the hubs 13 of the-breast- This shaft wheels, whereby Whenthe-whee1s are pressed rearwardly by. the action of the current they.

willbe brought into engaging position with the locking -pins,, The ihubsfil3 are provided with a suitable number of radially-disposed.' .ribs 14 .to which are bolted, respect- 'ively, theinner endsofthewings or paddles 15.

Between the wheels and fitting slidably upon the shaft isa'sleeve 16v which is of such a length as to bear at its extremities against the facing sides of the hubs of said wheels when both are in engagement with the lock- 'i-ng-pinsll, and arranged a slidably upon: the shaft in 'rear of ,the .rear water-wheel is a similair''sle'eire'lfflu These sleeves are held from J retationindependently of the shaft by means of slots 18 engaged by guide-pins 19 carried tothe rear end of the $1661 61? is' 'a trip-lever 2O whi'ch'is providedwith a cam face 21 tocoact with a stationary or fixed'cam 22 which is carried by the framework. This trip-lever is provided with a handle 'or arm 23 which is adapted to be. held by gravity in the pendent position shown in F-ig. 2. When said handle or arm is in its pendent position the cam faces, above described, are snugly interlocked thus relieving the water-wheels of forward vby the shaft. Arranged in operative relation pressure and enabling the latter to be repressed by the force of the current into operative relation with the locking-pins. To the end of the handle or arm isconn'ectedan operating guard or rope 24 by which said handle or arm may be elevated or carried through ice ' frame-work of the motor; one of said arms an are which is sufficient to force the water- 'wheels forwardly out of engagement with the locking-pins. When the trip lever is released the water-wheels are automatically locked to the shaft, as will be understood.

Fixed to the rear end of the shaft is acrank disk to which is connected 2. plunger rod 26 by means of a pitman .27. The plunger operates in the pump cylinder. 28, such cylinder being provided with the inlet valves 29 and the outletvalves 30, and the'conductor pipe 31 being connected with e cylinder by means of the loads 32. This cylinder is carried by a pivotal frame 33', having parallel arms 34, which are pivotally connected to the being mounted upon the shaft between the crank disk and the bearing 9 and the other arm being. provided with a lateral stud 35 which is mounted in an adjacent twin bearing 9. By this construction thecylindcrmay be arranged at any desired inclination or in any preferred position with relation to the bed of the stream and is held in operative relation to the shaft of the motor by'means'of the pivoted frame.

The screen bars with which the front end of the cylindrical casing is provided serve to prevent objects from floating into the casing and interfering with the operation of the wheels, and the conical spreader which is arranged opposite the center of the front wheel and the base of which is equal in diameter to 1 the hub' of the wheel is designed tospread and minor details of construction may be re-- the force of the water and distribut it tothe' outer ends of the paddles in order that the entireforce of the current may be utilized.

, Various changes in the form, proportion sorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of my invent-ion. 1

Having described my invention, what I claim is- 1. In a submerged water motor, the combination with a shaft and connections, of a concentric casing, water-wheelsloosely mounted upon said shaft, locking-pins carried by the shaft to engage said wheels, and a trip device for disengaging the wheels from the locl'ringpins, substantially as specified.

2. In a submerged water motor, the combi' nation w'ith'a shaft and connections, and a concentric wheel casing, of water-wheels loosely mounted 'upon said shaft, lockingpins carried by the shaft to engage thewheels, sleeves slidably mounted upon the shaft and connected to the wheels, and a trip lever arranged in operative relation to thesleeves whereby the latter maybe operated to disengage the breast-wheels from the locking-pins,

substantially as specified.

3. In a submerged water motor, the combination with a shaft and connections, and a.

concentric wheel casing, of water wheels loosely mounted upon said shaftiwithin the casing, locking-pins carried by the shaft to engage said wheels, sleeves slidably mounted upon the shaft in operative relation to the wheels;-a trip lever rotatably mounted upon the shaft and having a cam face to co-act with a similar fixed cam, said trip lever being provided with a gravity handle or arm, and a flexible operating medium connected to the free end of said handle or arm, substantially as specified.

4. In a submerged water motor, the combination with a suitable anchored frame-work, a shaft mounted in suitable bearings therein,

a fixed wheel casing concentric with said shaft, water-wheels mounted upon the shaft, and connections between said wheels and the shaft, of a cylinder and connections, arms fixed to said cylinder and pivotally connected to the frame-work concentric with the shaft, a plunger fitted in said cylinder, and operating connections between the plunger and theshaft, substantially as specified.

- 5. In a water motor, the combination with a shaft and connections, and a concentric wheel casing,of water-wheelsloosely mounted upon said shaft within the casing and comprising hubs provided with radial ribs',.and wings or paddles bolted at their in'nerends to said ribs, said hubs'bcing provided in their rear ends with notches, fixed locking-pins carried by the shaft to engage the notchesin the hubs of the wheels, and a trip device whereby the wheels'may be disengaged from said locking-pins, substantially as specified.

In testimony that.I claim the foregoing as my OwIIf'I have hereto affixed my'signature in the presence of two witnesses.

THEODORE J. VANCE. Witnesses:

JOHN LAUGHREY, THOMAS HALL.

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